Subject
A subject in grammar is the noun or pronoun that performs action of the verb. In the following examples, each of the highlighted words (or word groups) is a subject.
- Who has taken my book?
- My wife and I have a small house in central Texas?
An infinitive can behave as a subject:
- Which car to buy is the hard part.
A gerund can behave as a subject:
- Having such a large house has disadvantages.
- Ignoring the symptoms could lead to the spreading of the ulcer.
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